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Newspaper
Report on the Battle of Hastings
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| Introduction |
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14th
October 1066 is correctly known as one of the most famous dates in
history. All that we know about the event comes from
sources. As historians it is important we know the limitations of
sources - that we know how to recognise and use bias. |
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In
this lesson you are going to use your knowledge
of the battle to write a biased newspaper report,
putting across a certain point of view. |
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| Viewpoint |
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Before
you begin your report, you need to decide which viewpoint you are going
to write from. BOTH can produce an excellent report, but each
report will be different: |
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Norman
view
This
report would explain how the brave, magnificent Normans won a
brilliant victory over the terrible, corrupt Saxons to help
England. |
Saxon
view
This report would explain how the wicked and evil Normans
luckily defeated the courageous, honest and good Saxon
people. Disaster for England! |
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Neither
report will totally accurate, they need to be based on the facts, but
show a biased interpretation! |
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| History
ICT activity |
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| Additional
activities |
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Once you
have completed your task, you could look at the following pages to see
if you can find any extra information:
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| The
Norman Conquest School Site |
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A
clearly designed site including a pop-up glossary, and
worksheets. Leads pupils through the main events and tests
their knowledge. Intended to help KS3 pupils investigate
the Norman Conquest. |
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| The
Norman Conquest |
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Online
lesson from Schoolsnet.com.
Beautiful presentation that leads pupils through the main facts
and information with useful online assessment throughout.
Again, excellent for use in the classroom (Flash
required). |
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| Battle
of Hastings Game |
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An
fun online decision making game relating to the Battle of
Hastings. Encourages the skill of note taking, together
with the concepts of cause and effect. Excellent for use
in the classroom. |
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| Essential
Norman Conquest |
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This
site has fabulous 2D and 3D maps, excellent information and in
depth analysis. From a Osprey publishing, it has a plenty
of interactivity (requiring Quicktime
4) |
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| Battle
of Hastings |
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Part
of the excellent history
learning site. Detailed information that would be very
useful for research projects or related learning. Clear
explanation with useful description. |
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 More
Norman Conquest links and materials |
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